Penal - Rol N° O-230-2021

This case involves a simplified procedure where José Luis Rivas Lagos, also known as “El Cotelo Rivas”, was accused of threatening Wladimir Juan Rivas Alvear with a knife on May 1, 2021, in Purén. The defendant was found with a knife and used two large knives to threaten the victim. The Public Prosecutor's Office reclassified the charge from threats with weapons to a lesser offense of threats with a knife, as per Article 494, No. 4 of the Penal Code. Rivas Lagos was sentenced to a fine equivalent to one-third of a Monthly Tax Unit (UTM). The court considered the fine satisfied due to the time the defendant spent in pretrial detention, aligning with Articles 348 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and 49 of the Penal Code. The defendant was not ordered to pay costs, and the seized knives were ordered to be confiscated and destroyed. The court found the facts proven and applied the simplified procedure, granting the defense's request for the fine to be considered fulfilled.

• Datos básicos del caso:

  • Tribunal: Juzgado de Letras y Garantía de Purén.
  • RUC: 2110021279-7
  • RIT: 230-2021
  • Fecha de la audiencia: 12 de abril de 2022.
  • Tipo de procedimiento: Simplificado.

• Hechos acreditados:

  • El 01 de mayo de 2021, en el Sector El Valle de la comuna de Purén, Nombre , alias “El Cotelo Rivas”, amenazó de forma seria y verosímil a Nombre , manifestándole frases amenazantes de muerte y daño a su familia.
  • El imputado se encontraba premunido de armas blancas al momento de las amenazas y fue sorprendido por Carabineros portando un arma blanca tipo corvo en el cinto, sin justificación.
  • Se recuperaron dos cuchillos de gran tamaño que el imputado usó para amenazar.

• **Calificación jurídica...